Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhm-ee]
- /ˈdʌm i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [duhm-ee]
- /ˈdʌm i/
Definitions of dummiest word
- noun plural dummiest a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic. 1
- noun plural dummiest a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows. 1
- noun plural dummiest Informal. a stupid person; dolt. 1
- noun plural dummiest a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs. 1
- noun plural dummiest one put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself. 1
- noun plural dummiest Slang. Older Use: Offensive. a person who lacks the power of speech. a person who is characteristically and habitually silent. 1
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Origin of dummiest
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; 1915-20, Americanism for def 20; dumb + -y3
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Parts of speech for Dummiest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dummiest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for dummiest
adj dummiest
- spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- forged — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
Antonyms for dummiest
adj dummiest
- factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- valid — sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- truthful — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
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